Jean Broome-Norton b. 31 December 1911

Also known as Isabel Jean Broome, Jean Broome
  • Designer (Jewellery Designer),
  • Artist (Sculptor)
A twentieth-century Sydney sculptor and later jeweller. Broome-Norton was a student and later an assistant of Raynor Hoff's. A graduate of the East Sydney Technical College, she was a key member of the Rayner Hoff school of 'vitalist' sculptors that dominated the inter-war years in Sydney's art circles.
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Name
Jean Broome-Norton
Also known as:
  • Isabel Jean Broome
  • Jean Broome
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Designer (Jewellery Designer)
  • Artist (Sculptor)
Other Occupation
  • Sculpture teacher (ANZSIC code: 810)
Birth date
31 December 1911
Birth place
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Death date
1 January 2002
Death place
Sydney, NSW, Australia
Active Period
  • c.1929 - c.1995
Residence
  • c.1911 - c.1995 Sydney, NSW
Training
  • North Sydney Girls High School, NSW
  • Diploma of Art (Sculpture Hons), 1929 - 1934 East Sydney Technical College, Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Heritage: The National Women's Art Book

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